Appointment Scheduling Software
Square Appointments review
Booking tool bundled with Square payments, priced per location with a free tier for solo providers.
Square Appointments at a glance
- Category
- Appointment Scheduling Software
- Starting price
- Free
- Pricing model
- per location per month, plus payment processing
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- Monthly, change plans anytime
- G2 rating
- 4.3
- Integrations
- Square POS, Instagram booking
Buying Square Appointments: security, admin and contract
- Contract
- Change or cancel plans anytime (per Square help)
- Support
- Premium: priority support (SchedulingKit); Square Pro: account management.
Questions to ask Square Appointments before you sign
- Which plan includes SAML SSO, and what does it cost for our seat count?
- Is SCIM provisioning included, or a paid add-on?
- Which plan includes audit logs, and how long are they kept?
- Where is our data stored, and can we choose the region?
- Can we sign your standard DPA without changes?
- What will the price be at renewal, and is the increase capped?
Questions are listed where Square Appointments's public pages leave the answer open.
Who Square Appointments is for
Choose Square Appointments if
- Salons, studios and clinics already taking payments through Square.
- Solo providers wanting free online booking.
Look elsewhere if
- Teams needing SSO or SCIM.
- Sales teams needing round-robin routing and CRM sync.
Square Appointments pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | per location per month | Unlimited staff calendars, booking site, reminders |
| Plus | per location per month | Cancellation policy, no-show fees, multi-staff booking, waitlist. Price unverified: third parties cite $29 and $49 for US | |
| Premium | per location per month | Future bookings report, service cost tracking, resource management. Third parties cite $69 and $149 for US | |
| Square Pro | Custom | quote | For businesses processing over $250,000 per year |
Vendor US prices are not confirmed. Third-party figures conflict (SchedulingKit Oct 2026: Plus $49, Premium $149; SchedulingKit April 2026 and Sonary: $29 and $69). Square Canada help page: $35 and $85 per location. Free card-present processing 2.6% + 15 cents, online 3.3% + 30 cents (SchedulingKit).
Square Appointments features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per location, unlimited staff calendars on all tiers. |
| Target company size | Solo to multi-staff salons and service shops; Square Pro for high-volume. |
| Calendar sync | Google Calendar sync listed on Plus (SchedulingKit) |
| Reminders and no-show reduction | Reminders on Free; no-show fees and cancellation policy from Plus. |
| Payments and deposits | Native Square payments, card on file; processing fees apply. |
| Team and round-robin scheduling | Multi-staff appointment booking from Plus; no round-robin routing verified. |
| Branding and website embedding | Booking site on Free with Square branding (SchedulingKit); embeds not verified. |
What most Square Appointments reviews leave out
- Priced per location, not per staff member, so a 20-person single-site team pays one subscription.
- No-show fees and cancellation policy are a paid-tier feature (Plus)
- Paid tiers have a 30-day trial.
- Square Pro custom pricing starts around $250,000 per year processed.
Square Appointments alternatives
SetmoreSmall teams of up to 4 that want a free booking page with payments.Free; Pro from $5/user/month (annual billing)
SimplyBook.meSmall service businesses that need payments, deposits and a branded client app.Free; paid from $11.9/month billed annually
Acuity SchedulingService businesses (coaches, salons, consultants) booking client appointments.$16 per month billed annually ($20 monthly)
YouCanBookMeSmall businesses wanting branded booking pages with SMS reminders.Free; Individual about $8.10/month billed annually
CalendlySales and customer-facing teams needing round-robin and routing.Free; Standard $10 per seat per month billed monthly
DoodleCoordinating meeting times across many external participants with group polls.Free; Pro $11/seat/month billed annually (third-party)
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Square Appointments's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.